Top Boxing Betting Picks of the Week – February 14th, 2023
On Saturday, Luis Nery takes on Azat Hovhannisyan in the day’s top bout. The winner moves on in a quest for a belt while the loser ends up out of the running. Before Nery versus Hovhannisyan, terrific fights take place in Nottingham, including the WBC Featherweight title match between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Laura. Keep reading for analysis and free picks for five of the best boxing matches happening on Saturday, Feb. 18.
Top Boxing Betting Picks of the Week (February 14th, 2023)
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Wood vs. Lara – Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (DAZN)
- When: Saturday, February 18, 2023. 2:00pm ET.
Gary Cully vs. Wilfredo Flores
15-0 Irish southpaw Gary Cully faces a tall task on Saturday. Wilfredo Flores is a good boxer. Flores has a 10-0-1 record with 5 stoppage wins. Wilfredo beat Victor Betancourt Jr. via unanimous decision in his last. At the time, Betancourt was 27-4.
Cully has power. Gary has won 9 of his bouts via KO or TKO. Although Flores will fight well, this is almost in Cully’s backyard. The home town hero gets the nod.
Boxing Betting Pick: Gary Cully
Dalton Smith vs. Billy Allington // British Lightweight Title
13-0 with 10 stoppage wins, Dalton Smith is going to be a huge favorite over Billy Allington. The likely underdog in this is 10-1-4. Allington drew in his last. The draw came against then 10-12-3 Ben Fields. For sure, this a major step up in class for Billy.
Smith should easily win this. The guess here is that Dalton ends Allington’s night early. So before grabbing the likely underlay money line odds, consider backing Smith with a knockout prop.
Boxing Betting Pick: Dalton Smith
Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Laura // WBA World Featherweight Title
Leigh Wood is 26-2 with 16 knockout or technical knockout wins. Wood has won his last three via technical knockout over Reece Mould, Can Xu, and Michael Conlan.
The win over Conlan surprised. It probably shouldn’t have. Wood is an aggressive, talented, boxer. Leigh’s last loss, which happened in 2020 versus James Dickens, came via majority decision.
Mauricio Laura is 25-2-1 with 18 stoppage wins. Laura is one of those brawler types from Mexico. Mauricio beat Jos Sanmartin in his last. This will be an excellent bout.
But at the end, Wood gets it done. Leigh will have the home crowd behind him and that will be the difference.
Boxing Betting Pick: Leigh Wood
Nery vs. Hovhannisyan – Fox Theater, Pomona, California (DAZN)
- When: Saturday, February 18, 2023. 9:00pm ET.
Shane Mosley Jr. vs. Mario Alberto Lozano
Shane Moseley Jr. is 18-4 with 10 KO or TKO wins. Moseley Jr. got by veteran Gabriel Rosado in his last. Before the Rosado fight, Shane had lost via majority decision to Jason Quigley.
Mario Alberto Lozano has a 33-10 record with 24 stoppages. Alberto Lozano has lost 2 straight but both were against decent Mexican fighters.
This is a tough fight to handicap. Instead of worrying about the money line, consider the total. The bout projects as going under because both guys have power.
Boxing Betting Pick: Under
Luis Nery vs. Azat Hovhannisyan
After the 2021 loss to Brandon Figueroa, Luis Nery has bounced back with 2 straight wins. Nery beat then 27-0 Carlos Castro via split-decision last Feb. 5, 2022.
Then Luis took down David Carmona via third-round technical knockout last October. Beating Carmona doesn’t impress much. But the win over Castro does.
Azat Hovhannisyan is 21-3 with 17 knockout or technical knockout wins. Hovhannisyan hasn’t lost since 2018. The loss came against then 31-0 Rey Vargas.
Vargas lost just last week. But it was versus O’Shaquie Foster in a title bout.
Since then, Hovhannisyan has won 7 straight. No doubt, Hovhannisyan will push Nery. Azat is the pick to get the win.
Boxing Betting Pick: Azat Hovhannisyan
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